Soap chip dispenser



May 26, 1936. G. w. WARD j 2 041,881

' SOAP CHIP DISPENSER Filed Sept. 6, i934 ATTO RN EY Patented May 26, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a dispenser and more especially to a soap chip dispenser.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a dispenser of this character, wherein a quantity of soap chips or soap powder will be held and measured quantities of the same dispensed therefrom, the dispenser being adaptable for mounting upon a wall at a convenient place, preferably above a kitchen sink, so that the same will be readily accessible for the dispensing of the soap.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a dispenser of thischaracter, wherein it can be manually handled and will be economical in the use thereof, as there is no spilling of soap chips or powder, such as occurs when a person reaches into a box of soap chips or powder for obtaining a handful thereof or a quantity for use, the user becoming apt in the various quantities to be dispensed from the dispenser for a particular need, such as dish washing, and not obtaining an excess amount as would be the case in handling the soap or powder directly from a box containing the same, the dispenser being of a construction to occupy a minimum space and conveniently located for service.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a dispenser of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, enabling the dispensing of determined quantities of contents with dispatch and without waste, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as Will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the dispenser constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on the line 2--2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the control slide for the dispenser.

Figure 5 is a side elevation partly in section of the operating plunger for said slide.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the dispenser comprises a body I 0, preferably made from sheet metal and provided at its top with a hinged lid or cover I I, the hinge therefor being indicated at I2. The body II] has the lower narrowed portion I3 and within this portion is built a hopper I4, with the sides thereof sloping toward a discharge spout I5 which extends through the bottom I6 of the body Ill.

The narrowed portion I3 at the bottom end of the body II] below the hopper I4 provides a slideway I! for a control slide comprising the upper and lower plates I8 and I9, respectively, and the cutting web 26 therebetween, these plates being spaced 2. determined distance apart and parallel with each other. The upper plate has formed therein an opening 2I which registers with the bore of the spout I5 when the control slide is in normal or initial position. The lower plate I B is provided with the opening 22 offset with relation to the opening 2 I, and this opening 22 is designed to register with the bore of the spout I5 when the slide has been shifted in the slideway ll, so that there will be a double valve action for the spout I5 and a determined quantity of contents of the body ID will be delivered or dispensed through the spout I5. This spout I5 has suitable clearance 23 for the plates I8 and I9 of the slide to permit shifting of the latter in the slideway H, the space between the plates I8 and I9 in the bore of the spout J5 being the measuring area for'the quantity of contents of the body I 0 to be dispensed.

The slide when in the slideway I! is superimposed upon the bottom I6 of the body ID of the dispenser.

Working through a suitable hole in the front of the body Ill is an actuator for the slide comprising a plunger 24 having a reduced inner stem portion 25, the same being slidably fitted in the spout I5, and the web 20 of the said slide is connected to the larger portion of the plunger 24 through the medium of jambg nuts 26, the plunger 24 at its outer end being fitted with a hand knob 21. Coiled about the inner stem 25 is a spring 28 having contact at one end with the wall adjacent thereto of the spout I5 and with one of the jamb nuts 26 at its. other end, so that the said plunger 24 will be. urged outwardly and when pushed inwardly will be under tension by the spring 28 for the return of the slide to normalcy when pressure upon the plunger has been relieved. On the pushing of the plunger 24 inwardly against the resistance of the spring 28,

the upper plate l8 of the slide will close communication of the hopper with the spout l5, while the opening 22 in the lower plate I9 of said slide will open the spout l5 for the dispensing of a determined quantity of soap chips or soap powder, the quantity being governed by the manual actuation of the plunger 24 within the maximum range of the receptive capacity of the spout IS in that area between the plates I8 and IQ of the slide.

The back of the body I0 at its upper end provides a hanger extension 29, the same being formed with apertures for accommodating fasteners to secure the body to a wall for the hanging of the dispenser at the desired point for convenient use.

It will be noted that the outer nut 26 on the plunger 24 contacts with the front of the body 10 when the slide valve is at normalcy and thus limits outward movement of said valve and assures the registering of the opening 2| with the spout l5. As stated, the rear portion of the plunger 24 is reduced to provide the inner stem 25 and this stem passes through the front and rear walls of the measuring chamber of the spout l5 and is adapted to limit the throw of the slide valve and to assure of the; registering of the opening 22 with the spout IS in the using of the dispenser.

What is claimed is:

A soap chip dispenser comprising a vertically supported soap chip receptacle having a measuring chamber at the bottom thereof and said chamber having its upper portion provided with an opening which registers with the receptacle and which is provided with an outer discharge opening, a slide valve mounted for movement between the receptacle and the measuring chamber, and comprising upper and lower plates connected at one of their ends, movable across the upper and lower open walls of the measuring chamber, the upper and lower plates of the slide valve having spaced rectangular openings, the opening in the upper plate normally registering with the passage between the receptacle and the measuring chamber and the opening in the lower plate registering with the outer end of the measuring chamber when the valve is moved to one position, a coiled expansion spring, a plunger guided through the receptacle and in which the spring is sleeved and which plunger is secured to the inner face of the connected end of the slide valve.

GEORGE W. WARD. 

